Happy Birthday Card Trio - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Here with a sunny little set of birthday cards today featuring another set from Simon Says Stamp that I had been itching to use! I also used a fun color combo inspired by my youngest daughter. She came across something on social media with some fun color combos, and shared them with me. This one jumped out at me, and I had to put it to use!

I started off by stamping and white heat embossing the fun Birthday Love image onto 3 different colors of cardstock - Dark Chocolate, Honey, and Sea Glass. I then die cut them with the coordinating die. Since each one gave me 3 separate pieces, I decided to mix and match them to create 3 cards. You know how much I love making groups of cards, right? I added some texture to the background with the Birthday Sentiments embossing folder, using white cardstock to keep it from getting too busy. Then I arranged each of the fun images, popped them up on foam adhesive. I stamped and die cut the "birthday" word 3 times, and added that with thin adhesive foam strips to tie in with the "happy" on one of the images. I added a tiny bow of white twine, and a few coordinating enamel dots sprinkled around the card, as well as some Nuvo glitter drops added to little areas on each stamped image! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Textured Hello - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I'm dipping my toes a bit more into fall crafting, with a simple card featuring lots of neutrals and a pop of black and bold colors using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. I pulled out some older dies and paired them with a recently released embossing folder to create today's card!

I started off by die cutting some of the Eucalyptus Leaves die from black cardstock, and then from Lipstick, Orange Peel, and Ivory cardstocks. I cut a few of the colored leaves off the stems, and adhered them slightly offset over the black full pieces. This gave a shadow affect, and added some interesting layers to the pieces. I used the Bedazzled embossing folder on some more Ivory cardstock, trimmed the panel down, and used my distress tool to rough up the edges for some added texture. I arranged the leaves on the debossed side, then die cut the Simple Hello die from Honey Gold and black cardstock, and added those to that panel as well, again offsetting them for a shadow effect. I wrapped some May Arts Ivory twine around the card a few times and tied in a bow at an angle, then used foam adhesive to adhere it to an Ivory cardbase. I added some Nuvo glitter drops to one side of each of the Ivory leaves, then added a sprinkle of coordinating Enamel dots in a subtle cream tone to add some texture and neutral shine! Here is a closer look:

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Bold Butterflies Hello - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a fun and bold card using one of my favorite color combos - blue and yellow! My first kitchen when I moved out of my parent's house was decorated with these colors - the yellow was a bit softer than this card, and the blue was a bit bolder, but it still makes me a little nostalgic! I used some fun stamps, dies, cardstocks, and inks from Simon Says Stamp to pull it all together!

I started off by stamping a few of the Artsy Butterflies in black and heat embossing, before ink blending over them using the coordinating stencils and Marine, Cadette, and Royal inks, mixing the colors as needed, and varying them from light, to medium, to dark. I grabbed a panel of Honey cardstock, and blended the same color Honey ink on the top half of the panel - it's subtle, but adds a bit of a shadow effect and some interest. I die cut a few of the Winsome Branch die from white cardstock, and tucked them around where I was placing the butterflies, then softly blended a bit of the extra ink around the edges to blend them in a bit with the background and give them slightly less contrast. I adhered the butterflies just in the centers with liquid glue, leaving the wings to float free for dimension. I added some white splatters at this point over the entire panel, then added a thin mat of white cardstock, and of Island Blue cardstock to coordinate. Sentiment is from the A Little Artsy set, and popped up with foam adhesive. The finishing touch was a few Simple Stories enamel dots that almost blended in perfectly with the background, but add some more fun interest and texture! Here is a closer look:

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Modern Lemons Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a fun and fresh card using one of my favorite recent sets from Simon Says Stamp! I had fun playing with a unique color combo, and stamping and stenciling these lovely lemons. These colors just make me happy!

I started off by stamping the lemons from Squeeze You on a panel of white cardstock, stamping off the edges and turning the stamp set to create a background on my panel. Once I stamped it in black, I heat embossed with clear embossing powder to keep it from smearing when I ink blended. I used the amazing coordinating stencils to blend with Lemonade, Sunbeam, Carnation, and Peony inks, then trimmed the panel down, and matted it with some Rainbow Splash Princess cardstock. I had the arch leftover from another project, created using two sizes of A2 Arches die and some white glitter cardstock, so I popped that up on foam adhesive on that background. Sentiment is another new set I hadn't had a chance to use yet called Positive Thoughts - also heat embossed, then popped up with foam adhesive. I also colored two of the words in with Copic markers to coordinate with the background and highlight those words. Finished off with a bunch of Dazzing gems in Taffy and Sunbeam for lots of sparkle! Here are more photos of this fun card: 

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Bold Art Deco Strips - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I'm doing my best to work my way through my box of supplies from Simon Says Stamp that I haven't had a chance to use - it's kind of a fun challenge for me to try to make something with as many separate items when I receive them as possible. I loved this set immediately when I received it, and I love the way this card turned out!

I started off by picking a fun color combo from my pack of Concord and 9th cardstock, and cutting most of the colors into thin strips. I added some white splatter to my background piece, then popped the strips up diagonally with foam adhesive strips, trimming off the excess. Next up, I stamped in black and clear heat embossed the amazing Deco Blossoms stamp set, then die cut it with the coordinating die. It is such a statement image, don't you think? I popped that up with more foam adhesive on my diagonal strips, then added a sentiment from Beautiful Friend EZ Strips, trimming it into a thin strip with my paper trimmer. Finished off with a couple rows of Clear Dazzling gems for some sparkle! Here is a closer look:

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Gina K August Release Cards for Simon Says Stamp

Hello! Stopping by tonight to share a few cards I created with the newest Gina K Release that is now available at Simon Says Stamp! They were kind enough to send me a few items from the release, and I put this trio of cards together using a few of the new sets!

I used a fun mix of stamping, ink blending, stenciling, and of course some sparkle and shine to create these cards! The 3 sets I got the fun of working with were Garden Party (love the coordinating stencil!), Lovely Ladybugs, and Friendship Bracelet. I kept my color scheme fairly similar, using aquas, pinks, yellows, and oranges for the most part. You can find all the supplies linked below, and here are some photos showing more of the details on these cards:

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